_Istanbul and the Ruhr Area
(the region around Dortmund)
are both changing cultural regions. New art spaces emerge and link to
established ones. Architectural changes are significant for this development.
New buildings are built, old ones are pulled down. Both cities have their
specific urban structures. The artistic positions reflect and analyse
architectural and spatial conditions. Working with and in a space always
presumes an observation and an analysis of the space itself.

_31 KiLO is an exhibition
project in two parts. The first show takes place in Istanbul,
the second one in Dortmund.
Each time, four artists from the other country stay for a two week residency.
Each artist has the possibility to send a package of 31 kilograms with
materials and artworks to the exhibition places. That means they have to limit
the working materials and have to improvise and work in new and unknown
conditions.

_The two exhibitions reflect
the communication and confrontation of different artistic positions. The
artists meet and work together in an intense period of time, which is an
initiative for intercultural artistic practice. The project consists of a
flexible structure, so the works of the first exhibition can be extended during
the second residency period.

_A catalogue representing the process of the project
will be published at the opening in Dortmund.